A video posted to Reddit shows a Tesla robotaxi safety driver repeatedly falling asleep during a San Francisco ride, reigniting debate over the company's self-driving technology.

Viral video showing a Robotaxi safety driver who appeared to be asleep in California reignites debate over over autonomous vehicle safety practices

Musk’s robotaxis are a little closer to reality, with a kind of limited service being offered in Austin, Texas, as well as parts of San Francisco. But Tesla might need to rethink its approach to safety drivers after a Tesla rideshare passenger in San Francisco took to Reddit to share a video of the operator asleep in the driver’s seat.

Tesla pushed back against a proposal backed by Waymo that could force Elon Musk's company to reveal more data about its ride-hailing service.

A Reddit user said that a Tesla robotaxi safety driver fell asleep behind the wheel at least three times while using the service.

A Tesla Robotaxi ‘safety driver’ in San Francisco was caught on video sleeping in the middle of a drive with a customer. The good news is that the system did wake him up, but certainly a bit late. Tesla currently claims to be operating its ‘Robotaxi’ service in Austin, Texas, and the Bay Area in California.

Tesla receives Arizona approval to offer ride-hailing services, a key step toward launching its robotaxi network by year-end.

Tesla's robotaxis will soon hit the streets of Arizona. The Elon Musk-led company received a permit to begin ride-hailing services in the state this week. The permit is Tesla's final hurdle to launching its robotaxi service in the state; it received approval to test autonomous vehicles with a safety driver behind the wheel last month.

Waymo began offering fully driverless freeway trips across major U.S. cities, widening its autonomous-ride footprint from San Francisco to Los Angeles and Phoenix. ・Musk’s comment on X heightened attention on the growing rivalry between Tesla’s FSD program and Waymo’s expanding robotaxi network.